Shh...it's a secret blog hop

Welcome to the next stop on the "Shh...it's a secret" blog hop. Participants can share a story about a secret pact they have made, a friend they are close to, or a close knit...

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Why women can't have it all (writer's edition)

Recently I've seen a number of people link this thoughtful article from The Atlantic Monthly: "Why Women Still Can't Have It All." It's quite long, but very thorough and worth...

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Things I wish I didn't love

I know everyone has their guilty pleasures. Here are a few of mine, things I sometimes suspect might not be the best things to love. Horses I live in Philadelphia. In an historic...

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Event vs. scene: avoiding middle muddle

There are a number of reasons a novel's middle becomes muddled during the drafting phase. One can lose the protagonist's "throughline"--that is, his or her desire or need that...

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Trapped

Have you ever felt trapped? Maybe you've had a clingy friend who tried to cut you off from other friendships. Or perhaps a crush on someone who's already attached. Or you're stuck...

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Finding brain space (and a winner!)

I won't torment you finger-crossing, breath-holding entrants in my anthology giveaway. Let's cut to the chase. Heidi Willis is the winner of  Poetry Pact volume 1!! Thanks...

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Shh...it's a secret!

To celebrate the release of Poetry Pact volume 1, the awesome Angela Felsted (anthology contributing editor) is hosting a blog hop that will run June 27-29. In this...

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Ear for pivotal change moments

I Review of Fabric by Jessica Bell When Jessica Bell asked if I'd like to review her latest poetry collection, Fabric, I jumped at the chance. She's not only a gifted writer,...

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My secret is out...and you could win a copy!

For the past 18 months, I have been part of a clandestine group called Poetry Pact (or PoPa, as Lydia Kang dubbed us), a group of thirty-plus writers from all over the world...

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Excerpt from NEVER GONE

Never Gone, © 2012 Laurel W. Garver Chapter 1 My dad and I have this game we play on elevators. One of us comes up with three related things and the other has to guess the...

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Publications

Books Never Gone Dani’s dad can’t play peacemaker when he’s dead. Can he? After her supportive father dies tragically, Dani has no clue how to cope alone with her perfectionist...

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